Cyril Coaffee
Cyril Hillyard Coaffee (born February 14, 1897 in Edmonton , Greater London , according to other sources Winnipeg , † July 2, 1945 in Winnipeg) was a Canadian athlete.
life and career
Originally from Great Britain , Coaffee emigrated to Canada in 1905. He began his track and field career in 1915 at the North End Amateur Athletic Club . Five years later he won the Canadian qualification for the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp over 100 meters in a time of 11.2 seconds. For the Olympic team in his country, however, he was initially not considered for budget reasons, only a fundraising campaign by the citizens of Winnipeg enabled him to participate.
In Antwerp, Coaffee started over 100 meters and over 200 meters. In both disciplines he was third in his run, which did not qualify for advancement. In 1922 he set the world record over 100 yards at the Canadian Championships, held by Charlie Paddock , in a time of 9.6 seconds. At the same event, he also won the 220 yard race. In October 1922 he set in a time of 1: 30.0 min together with Laurie Armstrong , Billy Miller and Peavey Heffelfinger a new Canadian record in the 4 x 220 yard relay race.
In 1924 he was the captain of the Canadian delegation at the Olympic Games in Paris . In his individual runs over 100 meters and 200 meters, he reached the semi-finals here as well as with the Canadian 4 x 100 meter relay, but he was denied an Olympic final in all three disciplines. In 1926 and 1927, as in 1922, he managed to win the Canadian Championships over 100 and 220 yards. He beat, among other things, the later double Olympic champion Percy Williams .
In the Canadian eliminations for the Olympic Games in 1928, he suffered from tendon irritation in both legs and missed the qualification. Not taking part in the Amsterdam Games meant the end of Coaffe's sporting career. Coaffee died of a heart attack at the age of 48.
Running style
Coaffee suffered from partial paralysis in one of his arms. As a result, he always ran with a strong template, so that the impression was created that his legs were shooting out from under him.
Honors
- 1956 Induction into the Hall of Fame for Canadian Sports
- 1960 Induction into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame
- 1982 inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Profile on sports-reference.com, accessed on February 23, 2015
- ↑ a b c Profile on sportshall.ca ( Memento of the original from February 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Accessed February 23, 2015
- ↑ a b c Profile on halloffame.mb.ca ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Accessed February 23, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Coaffee, Cyril |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Coaffee, Cyril Hillyard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edmonton (London) |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 2, 1945 |
| Place of death | Winnipeg |